Chapter 131: Complete Defeat

Chen Xiaozhao felt a wave of grievance after being scolded. Gritting her teeth, she defiantly said, “I want to compete with him. If he really has the skills, then I will apologize to him.”

“How long are you going to keep this nonsense up!” Shi Tianqi said angrily, blowing his beard and glaring.

The middle-aged man from the Song family nearby was dumbfounded. No one expected that this Ye Chen’s strength was actually above Shi Tianqi’s?

Song Rongyu was also a bit confused. What did this mean? Could it be that this kid really had some skills?

How could that be possible!

Just based on him?

Could he really make Shi Tianqi convinced?

At this moment, Ye Chen glanced at Chen Xiaozhao, who looked all puffed up and red-faced, clearly not willing to back down. He found it amusing and asked, “What do you want to compete in?”

“Of course, it’s in medicine!” Chen Xiaozhao’s eyes twinkled, and she suddenly smiled mischievously. “The foundation of traditional Chinese medicine is observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking. Let’s compete in the ‘observation’ part! You tell me what illnesses each person in this room has and where they feel unwell.”

Not allowing pulse-taking but diagnosing based on facial features sounded simple, but for traditional Chinese medicine, it was quite challenging.

Even Shi Tianqi himself might not be able to see through it completely.

However, this was Chen Xiaozhao’s forte. Since she was one year old, she had been in her grandfather’s arms, watching him diagnose patients. She had seen at least tens of thousands of patients.

Her memory was astonishing; she could almost remember everyone’s “sick appearance” and categorize them.

Over time, she could tell a person’s illness just by looking at their face, and she was almost always right.

“Xiaozhao, aren’t you making things difficult for the gentleman?” Shi Tianqi reprimanded discontentedly.

However, no one expected Ye Chen to nod and smile, saying, “Then let’s do it your way.”

Seeing Ye Chen agree, Shi Tianqi said nothing more; he also wanted to see what Ye Chen was made of.

“I’ll go first.” Chen Xiaozhao was delighted and immediately stepped forward, focusing intently as she walked slowly past everyone, carefully observing each person.

Ten minutes later, Chen Xiaozhao smiled and said, “I’ve seen enough! Uncle Song, your forehead is red, and you have horizontal lines on your forehead; you must have high blood pressure. You should eat light and avoid rich foods.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the middle-aged man from the Song family exclaimed, “Doctor Chen is truly impressive; I do indeed have high blood pressure.”

Chen Xiaozhao then pointed at Song Rongyu and said, “You have a red area between your eyebrows and a murky appearance under your eyes; you have lung heat disease, but your condition is almost resolved.”

Song Rongyu smiled wryly and said, “I admire you; I had a cough last week that led to a lung infection, but I’ve almost recovered.”

Chen Xiaozhao continued, “As for Miss Song, she has some menstrual irregularities and dysmenorrhea, likely caused by overwork.”

Song Wanting nodded and said, “You’re right.”

She pointed out several people’s ailments, all of which were correct.

Everyone looked astonished, praising Shi Lao for his excellent teaching, as his granddaughter was so young yet so skilled in medicine.

Shi Tianqi also wore a smile, feeling quite proud.

Finally, Chen Xiaozhao looked at Ye Chen, grinning with satisfaction, and said, “Mr. Ye, your condition is the most serious! You must have heart disease!”

Ye Chen laughed and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so impressive at under twenty; I admire you. However, there’s a small oversight that I will correct.”

After saying that, he pointed at the middle-aged man from the Song family: “This gentleman not only has high blood pressure but also suffers from diabetes and palpitations. In particular, the ribs on his left chest must have been broken before; it should be an old injury from ten years ago.”

The middle-aged man from the Song family trembled all over, astonished, and said, “Mr. Ye, your medical skills are incredible. You even noticed my diabetes and broken ribs. I indeed had a car accident thirteen years ago, which caused my ribs to fracture.”

Ye Chen then smiled and pointed at Song Rongyu: “His lung infection is due to wind and cold invading after drinking, combined with kidney deficiency. Besides the lung heat, his biggest issue should be kidney deficiency; to eliminate the lung heat, he must first treat the kidneys.”

Song Rongyu looked embarrassed and said, “Stop pretending to be a god; my kidneys are perfectly fine!”

A man being told he had kidney deficiency was naturally unwilling to accept it.

Moreover, even if he did have kidney deficiency, he would never admit it.

Ye Chen looked at him and said calmly, “Kidney deficiency is merely a manifestation of declining kidney function. If this continues, your kidney function will worsen, which not only affects your abilities in that regard but could also lead to uremia. So, you shouldn’t be too arrogant; take some time to visit the hospital; there might still be hope. Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait for a kidney transplant.”

“You…” Song Rongyu was furious and was about to retaliate when he was stopped by the middle-aged man beside him.

Ye Chen then turned to Song Wanting and said lightly, “Miss Song, your body is mainly affected by the lingering effects of the Dragon Formation, and you still have some aftereffects. You happened to have your period at midnight yesterday, which is why the yin energy is stronger. But don’t worry; once this period passes, all these symptoms will naturally disappear, and your future periods will also be more regular.”

Song Wanting looked extremely surprised and a bit embarrassed.

She couldn’t understand how Ye Chen could know she had her period, and even that it started last night. How could that be so miraculous?

At this moment, Chen Xiaozhao saw that Ye Chen had supplemented the diagnoses of these people and was both surprised and even more unwilling to accept it.

These hidden ailments were things she couldn’t see just by looking at their faces, yet Ye Chen merely glanced over and got them all right. What was going on? Could he be guessing?

Chen Xiaozhao bit her lip and said, “Mr. Ye, I was right about your heart disease, wasn’t I?”

“Is that so?” Ye Chen smiled and extended his hand to Shi Tianqi. “Could you please take my pulse, Shi Lao?”

Shi Tianqi hesitated for a moment before placing his hand on Ye Chen’s wrist.

After a moment, he lowered his hand, turned, and glared at Chen Xiaozhao, scolding, “You have such mediocre skills and are still trying to show off in front of Mr. Ye. Apologize to Mr. Ye!”

Chen Xiaozhao exclaimed, “Grandpa, where did I go wrong?”

Shi Tianqi shook his head and sighed, “You take his pulse yourself; Mr. Ye doesn’t have any heart disease; you misread it.”

“What!” Chen Xiaozhao could hardly believe her ears. She had never made a mistake in diagnosing for over a decade, and the symptoms of heart disease were the easiest to identify. How could she have been wrong?

She walked up to Ye Chen, placed her hand on his pulse, and was instantly stunned, her face turning red.

His heart was perfectly healthy; there was no heart disease at all!

Could it be that he had deliberately pretended to have heart disease to make her look foolish?

If he could do that, easily disguising some symptoms on the surface, then his control over true energy must be extraordinary!

If that’s the case, he could truly be considered a remarkable person…

Moreover, the way he identified these people’s hidden ailments didn’t seem like a guess; his medical skills were far beyond her own!

Not to mention that she couldn’t compare to him, even her grandfather would definitely not be able to match him!

But how could he be so young and possess such strong abilities?